What do your meals look like? (Let me see pics)

danibee41989 · June 2011

Oh my.....all these foods look amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish I was a good cook...altho I do make some killer omelettes

lilygirl2468 · June 2011

Thanks so much for the pics and great meal ideas everyone!

nienie21 · June 2011

Bump.
Checkin this out later.
Great pics btw

Jorra · June 2011

Yep, we only eat on "lunch" plates in our house

I have those same plates too! Your breakfast looked delicious, btw.

ccbloom1 · June 2011

Yep, we only eat on "lunch" plates in our house

I have those same plates too! Your breakfast looked delicious, btw.

Thank you re: my breakfast! I love those plates, too! My MIL gave me a whole set that was her MIL's. I couldn't understand why nobody wanted them. They are the perfect size, thin, and they fit in the dishwasher so easily. I have a ton of them!

ccbloom1 · June 2011

And another for today: Shrimp Salad (approx 250 cals):

Jorra · June 2011

Yep, we only eat on "lunch" plates in our house

I have those same plates too! Your breakfast looked delicious, btw.

Thank you re: my breakfast! I love those plates, too! My MIL gave me a whole set that was her MIL's. I couldn't understand why nobody wanted them. They are the perfect size, thin, and they fit in the dishwasher so easily. I have a ton of them!

Mine belonged to my great-grandparents! They must be antiques!

Happyoceangirl · June 2011

Super basic - soup and salad. Not pictured, my tea and pineapple. 247 calories total.

Earthbound Farms Organic - Spring Mix Salad, 3 oz. 15 1 3 0 0 65
Mezzetta - Deli Sliced Golden Greek Pepperocini, 6 pieces 5 0 1 0 0 195
Lucerne - Feta Cheese, Crumbled, 1/8 cup (28g) 40 3 0 3 0 160
Cucumber Whole - Medium Peeled Raw, 0.5 (201.0g) 12 1 2 0 1 2
Newman's Own Light Balsamic Viniaigrette - Lighten Up Salad Dressing, 2 Tbsp (30g) 45 0 2 4 2 390
Bigelow - French Vanilla Tea, 1 tea bag 0 0 1 0 0 0
Safeway Select - Peppermint Herbal Tea, 1 Bag 0 0 0 0 0 0
Produce - Tomato (Medium) Slices, 2 Medium Slice 8 0 2 0 1 2
Pacific Natural Foods - Organic Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup, 1 cup 110 5 16 2 12 720
Fresh - Pineapple , 1/8 cup diced 12 0 3 0 2 0
Add Food Quick Tools 247 10 30 9 18 1,534

Order or macros: protein, carbs, fat, sugar, sodium

Happyoceangirl · June 2011

Baked chicken with mashed cauliflower (aka "fauxtatoes"), steamed string beans and kale. Roughly 460 calories. Note - this plate wasn't measured, just eyeballed. Accuracy could be off....

Generic - Fresh Green Beans, Steamed, 1 cup 44 2 10 0 2 0
Kale - Cooked, boiled, drained, without salt, 0.5 cup, chopped 18 1 4 0 1 15
Fauxtatoes, 1.5 serving 157 6 10 11 5 179
Rbt - Rosemary-Garlic Baked Chicken, 5 oz 181 25 2 8 0 258
Shedd's Spread - Country Crock Margarine, 1 tbsp 60 0 0 7 0 100
Add Food Quick Tools 460 34 26 26 8 552

Macros, same order as previous entry.

gonnabeHOT_Heidi · June 2011

This is pretty simple - Grilled Chicken Breast on a 100% Whole Wheat Bun w/ a slice of Pepperjack cheese and yummmy strawberries!!

gonnabeHOT_Heidi · June 2011

This is pretty simple - Grilled Chicken Breast on a 100% Whole Wheat Bun w/ a slice of Pepperjack cheese and yummmy strawberries!!

Crap sorry for the double... and the pic is messed up... ugh! at least it was tasty

MelMoly · June 2011

Lunch - Turkey Sandwich, veggie flax chips, and half of a Pink lady apple 320 Calories

Dinner - Lemon Pepper Grilled Tilapia, Garlic and Mushroom Brown Rice, Grilled Pineapple, and Mel's fruity salad

(spinach, romaine, mandarin oranges and raspberries using some of the light syrup from the oranges as dressing) 260 Calories

lsclarkpt · June 2011

bump

LaraRN · June 2011

Unbelievable. How creative you are! Where do you come up with this stuff? Dinner is my biggest problem

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Happyoceangirl · June 2011

Lunch: not too exciting like a lot of the entries on here, but half a cucumber goes a long way toward being filling.

A big plate full o' food for 231 calories. Not too bad.

Meadow Gold Viva - Low Fat Cottage Cheese 2%, 1/2 C 90 13 5 3 4 420
Cucumber Whole - Medium Peeled Raw, 0.5 (201.0g) 12 1 2 0 1 2
Earthbound Farms - Organic Baby Spinach Leaves, 1.5 oz 10 1 2 0 0 33
Newman's Own "Lighten Up" Salad Dressing - Light Raspberry & Walnut, 2 TBSP 70 0 7 5 5 120
Generic - Pecan Halves - Raw, 5 halves 49 1 1 5 0 0
Add Food Quick Tools 231 16 17 13 10 575

Happyoceangirl · June 2011

Here's today's breakfast: Protein Pancakes - approx 300 calories (41g carbs/24g prot/4 g fat):

Would you mind sharing your recipe for protein pancakes?

photorific · June 2011

This is my problem exactly! I come from a family of cooks, I was raised w/everything cooked with flavor, spices, herbs, etc (lots/most from scratch) Not that is was healthy, lots of home *country* cooking

But, My husband came from a boxed dinner family. So he HATES real food and flavors. It makes it SO difficult to make good things!! And he craves salt like NO Tomorrow!

I actually prefer things bland or spiced w/o salt, but he can't let it go.

Any suggestions? (We both have weight we need to loose)

And I'm sure several of you on here are PROFESSIONAL CHEFS, some of the dishes look amazing!!! =D

A great salt-free seasoning, that even the biggest salt lovers in my family have been fooled by is Trader Joe's 21 Seasoning Salute. It's really tasty, and VERY flavorful.

AshleyGriewe · June 2011

Yesterday's dinner: 250 calorie crock pot pulled pork sandwiches (per slider).

1.5 cups, chopped onions
2.5 tps, chili powder
2.25 lbs, lean pork tenderloin
1.5 cups, BBQ sauce

Combine chopped onions, chili powder, barbeque sauce and tenderloin in crock pot. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours. Shred with two forks. Each serving is a 1/2 cup.

I used Sweet Baby Ray's Honey BBQ sauce because it's what I had on me. I'm sure there are some sauces with less calories that you could use. I also had mini hamburger slider buns that are only 90 calories each. I only ate one and had some pineapple on the side!

ccbloom1 · June 2011

Here's today's breakfast: Protein Pancakes - approx 300 calories (41g carbs/24g prot/4 g fat):

Would you mind sharing your recipe for protein pancakes?

Sure thing! This makes one serving:

3 Egg Whites
1/2 cup oats (uncooked)
1/4 cup cottage cheese
vanilla and cinnamon to taste
1/8 tsp of baking powder

Combine it all in a blender and cook/top as you would regular pancakes. I usually add about 3/8 cup of oats at first and blend. Then, depending on the consistency, I'll add the other 1/8 cup if needed.

My calorie count included the strawberries. Also, to bump the protein a little more, you could add 1/2 scoop protein powder instead of the extra oats, but then there's always the issue of heating protein powder. The macros are close enough to 40/40/20 for me.

Enjoy!

littlecaponey2 · June 2011

Bump! Can't look through now or I will have to visit my kitchen!!! :laugh: So I will come back when I am full!!!

AshleyGriewe · June 2011

Tonight's Dinner: 300 Calorie Crock Pot Chicken Drumsticks

12 chicken drumsticks, skin removed
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

In a large bowl, stir together soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and tomato sauce. Add drumsticks and stir to cover chicken with sauce.

Cook on low 8 hours. (I didn't have 8 hours so I did 4 hours on high)

Each serving is 2 drum sticks.

Number of Servings: 6

ccbloom1 · June 2011

Tonight's Dinner: 300 Calorie Crock Pot Chicken Drumsticks

12 chicken drumsticks, skin removed
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

In a large bowl, stir together soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and tomato sauce. Add drumsticks and stir to cover chicken with sauce.

Cook on low 8 hours. (I didn't have 8 hours so I did 4 hours on high)

Each serving is 2 drum sticks.

Number of Servings: 6

OK, that looks really, really good!

tanyaMax · June 2011

bump great looking recipes man :0)

Jorra · June 2011

This was more of a post-workout / night snack rather than a full meal, but I could eat it for any meal! I am huge on watching potassium, so I put kale and cherry tomatoes in pretty much everything. On top of the omelet (which is made with Egg Beaters liquid egg substitute) I have parmesan cheese and a packet of Taco Bell hot sauce. I hoard Taco Bell sauce packets when I go there because it's a delicious, no-cal, low-sodium addition to my meal!